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Ok so with the first new appearance of Victor Fries comes his new origin, and it's different. Not massively, but in a few key areas.

His powers seem a little different, I'm not sure his touch ever burnt with cold before did it? Eh, either way I don't really care.

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He killed his mother. She fell in the ice when out walking with him once and came out brain damaged and wheelchair bound. Seems he didn't like this so he ended up pushing her back into the ice the next year.

Big one then: Nora's not his wife. Instead she's the first ever person to be cryogenically frozen, and he fell in love with her while she was in the tube. They've never even met.

So what does this mean? Well he's less sympathetic, and more of a crazy bastard for one which I'm not sure I like but I can understand. It makes him more of a threat and gives Batman one less Arkham inmate to be on friendly terms with rather than punching.

Zombie Guard

Ok so with the first new appearance of Victor Fries comes his new origin, and it's different. Not massively, but in a few key areas.

His powers seem a little different, I'm not sure his touch ever burnt with cold before did it? Eh, either way I don't really care.

**** Proper Spoilers after this bit ****

He killed his mother. She fell in the ice when out walking with him once and came out brain damaged and wheelchair bound. Seems he didn't like this so he ended up pushing her back into the ice the next year.

Big one then: Nora's not his wife. Instead she's the first ever person to be cryogenically frozen, and he fell in love with her while she was in the tube. They've never even met.

So what does this mean? Well he's less sympathetic, and more of a crazy bastard for one which I'm not sure I like but I can understand. It makes him more of a threat and gives Batman one less Arkham inmate to be on friendly terms with rather than punching.

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Zero wrote:He killed his mother. She fell in the ice when out walking with him once and came out brain damaged and wheelchair bound. Seems he didn't like this so he ended up pushing her back into the ice the next year.

Or that's the story he told the shrink. Could be she had an accident that had nothing to do with ice and when she came out brain damaged because of that, Victor killed her by dumping her in the ice.

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Zero wrote:He killed his mother. She fell in the ice when out walking with him once and came out brain damaged and wheelchair bound. Seems he didn't like this so he ended up pushing her back into the ice the next year.

Or that's the story he told the shrink. Could be she had an accident that had nothing to do with ice and when she came out brain damaged because of that, Victor killed her by dumping her in the ice.

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Dragavon wrote:Or that's the story he told the shrink. Could be she had an accident that had nothing to do with ice and when she came out brain damaged because of that, Victor killed her by dumping her in the ice.

Or both. When he pushes her in it seemed like a mercy killing based on what he said. Maybe he wanted the ice to finish the job or he felt that was a "proper ending".

As far as the "burning ice" line mentioned above, I just assume that sub-zero temperatures do give flesh a burning sensation, right ?

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Dragavon wrote:Or that's the story he told the shrink. Could be she had an accident that had nothing to do with ice and when she came out brain damaged because of that, Victor killed her by dumping her in the ice.

Or both. When he pushes her in it seemed like a mercy killing based on what he said. Maybe he wanted the ice to finish the job or he felt that was a "proper ending".

As far as the "burning ice" line mentioned above, I just assume that sub-zero temperatures do give flesh a burning sensation, right ?

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When I looked at the cover of this issue, my reaction was ‘What the hell? Why does a Mister Freeze origin story have a Night Of The Owls banner slapped on it? It makes no sense!’. But thankfully, I was wrong, Scott Snyder and co-writer James Tynion IV managed to write a story that did both, and they did it in style. First off, the connection between Mister Freeze and the Owls is explained well, and makes sense, he is the one who gave them the means with which to resurrect the Talons. I really like that Snyder has given his new villains a connection with a more traditional Bat-baddy, it connects them a lot more to the world of Batman and makes the retconning less egregious. Speaking of retcons, this issue marks a pretty big change in the origin of Mister Freeze, but on that I think really works. Much of Freeze’s story is the same, but Snyder and Tynion make one important change, Nora is not Victor Fries’ wife, he’s just crazy and thinks she is. Yes, this does make him less sympathetic, but I’ve never been one for sympathizing with villains, and the crazier a Bat-villain is, the better. Jason Fabok’s art impressed me here, reminding me of a cross between David Finch and Shane Davis, good stuff, and he got to draw a lot of iconic Bat-characters, not just the main guy and Freeze, but also Nightwing, Robin and the Penguin, which was cool. Hah, get it, cool, I’m so funny.

Staff Writer

When I looked at the cover of this issue, my reaction was ‘What the hell? Why does a Mister Freeze origin story have a Night Of The Owls banner slapped on it? It makes no sense!’. But thankfully, I was wrong, Scott Snyder and co-writer James Tynion IV managed to write a story that did both, and they did it in style. First off, the connection between Mister Freeze and the Owls is explained well, and makes sense, he is the one who gave them the means with which to resurrect the Talons. I really like that Snyder has given his new villains a connection with a more traditional Bat-baddy, it connects them a lot more to the world of Batman and makes the retconning less egregious. Speaking of retcons, this issue marks a pretty big change in the origin of Mister Freeze, but on that I think really works. Much of Freeze’s story is the same, but Snyder and Tynion make one important change, Nora is not Victor Fries’ wife, he’s just crazy and thinks she is. Yes, this does make him less sympathetic, but I’ve never been one for sympathizing with villains, and the crazier a Bat-villain is, the better. Jason Fabok’s art impressed me here, reminding me of a cross between David Finch and Shane Davis, good stuff, and he got to draw a lot of iconic Bat-characters, not just the main guy and Freeze, but also Nightwing, Robin and the Penguin, which was cool. Hah, get it, cool, I’m so funny.